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Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, India Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, India
The five-story building located in Jaipur, India, was commissioned
in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh, a Kachwaha ruler of
Jaipur. Looking like it comes straight out of a fairy tale with its
pink grandeur, this palace was built in the form of the crown of
Lord Krishna using pink sandstone.

The Don CeSar, Florida, USA
Don CeSar Hotel, the legendary Pink Palace of Pete Beach, gives
this region of Florida a feeling of a movie studio. The palace has
hosted many celebrities through the years. The author F. Scott
Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda were among the favorites of the
place.

Rua Nova Do Carvalho, Lisbon, Portugal
Rua Nova do Carvalho is one of the areas in Lisbon that is worth
seeing. The street, which was the center of Lisbon’s notorious
nightlife in the past, is now filled with cool cafes and cute little
streets. The street was painted in pinky colors in 2011, and now
decorates the social media pages of tourists visiting Lisbon.
Flamingo Beach, Aruba
If you want to keep your encounter with pink more personal, this
small beach in the Renaissance Private Island in Aruba is the right
place for you. Bright colored flamingos wander along the beach
all the time. The beach is not pink in its own, all the pinkness
comes from flamingos.

Lake Nakuru, Kenya
Lake Nakuru is one of the biggest lakes in the Rift Valley of Ken-
Flamingo Beach, Aruba ya. Just like the Flamingo Beach in Aruba, this soda lake is also
famous for the vast quantity of flamingos that made this place
their homes.
The Don CeSar, Florida, USA
Craigievar Castle, Scotland Hillier Lake, Australia
Completed in the 17th Century, Craigievar Castle was the res- This bright pink salt lake located in the Middle Island just next
idence of the Forbes family until it was given to Scotland in to Esperance of Western Australia, was first discovered by the
1963. With its pinkish Stones and classic fairytale appearance, explorer Matthew Flinders in 1802. The pink color of the lake is
the castle offers a truly spectacular view. It is perfect for a fairy- suspected to come from the high-levels of salt it includes. Craigievar Castle, Scotland
tale-like photoshoot.

Las Coloradas, Mexico
Las Coloradas means “Red” in Spanish. These stunning cot-
ton-candy pink lakes filled with salt are called Las Coloradas,
because they look also reddish. vibrant pink color of these lakes
is due to red-colored algae, plankton, and brine shrimp that
thrive in the salty environment.
Takinoue Park, Japan
Small town of Takinoue in Japan is famous for two elements. Pink Sand Beach, Bahamas
Shibazakura, the pink moss, which is cultivated in 95% of Ja- There is white sand, golden sand; so why not pink sand? This
pan; and Takinoue Park, which is covered in this moss. Schiba- pale-pink colored beach that stretches along the eastern side of
zakura serves as the main decoration of the park with its incred- the Atlantic Ocean for three miles, gets this color from the mi-
ible pinkness. croscopic coral insects, known as Foraminifera.
Pink Sand Beach, Bahamas